Section 4 (Reh Tech) - Styles Flashcards
Style
Why is it important to know styles
So you know how they should be performed
What is groove
The rhythmic pulsation that controbutes to the character of the music and its style
What is folk music
Also known as traditional style.
Predates recorded music and is passed down aurally through each generation
What does folk music reflect
Ethnic customs and time period of people in specific geographical area
Why do many folks songs originate from manual labor
The rhythm helped synchronize an action such as pulling, hauling, or farming chores
In what ways does folk mhsic preserve cultures?
Elevating traditions language and sacred stories.
Also historic events and rite of passage stories
What was folk music used for in the 1960s to 1980s
To protest war and social unrest in america
When was the classical style of western music started?
450 AD to present
How us classical music different from folk style
It is almost all written down in musical notation, directions, and instrumentation so that it can be consistently reproduced.
When is the medieval period
Pre 1400
Whay is a characteristic of the medieval period?
Singing plainsong in gregorian chant
When was harmony introduced
1100 with multiple voices giving rise to polyphonic music
How much medieval music was sacred
Most of it
What is polyphonic music
Combines multiple melodies, rhythms, and harmonic aspects simultaneously
What is a characteristic of the renaissance period
Performed on instruments ans with multiple melodic lines.
What became common practice in the renaissance period
Use of triads chord structures and church modes.
What is the baroque period known for?
Rich complexities
What type of analysis became common practice during the baroque period
Figured bass
What was discovered through pythagoras theories of string division as a natural relationship of music and math?
The overtone series
What did baroque music opitomize
Intricate counter melodies and ornamentations
Where are ornaments placed in baroque style
On the beat
What was the main source of entertainment in the baroque period
Music
When did baroque musicians improvise
When the melody repeated
When were instruments standardized
The baroque period
Key characteristics of the classical period
Music was more bold with dramatic effects and striking textures.
The melodies were stated and restated with variations in instrumentation. Emphasis was placed on modulation between keys and themes
What came about in the romantic period
New and larger instruments
What instruments were new in the romantic period
Sax tuba and contra bassoon
What did the romantic period mirror
Architecture painting and sculptures
When did modern music start
Early 1900
When was the swing style popular
Around 1920 to the end of world war two
What is a defining characteristic of the swing style
The divided beat
Whose is responsible for performing the swing style
Everyone but the rhythm sections interpretation sets the foundation
Swing style phonetic
Doo vah
Big band instrumentation
2 alto 2 tenor 1 bari
4 trumpets 3 bones 1 bass bone
Drums bass piano guitar
Vocals
Which saxophones double on flute and clarinet
All saxophones
Which sax doubles on soprano sax
Lead alto
Which trumpets double on flugelhorn
All trumpets
Notable swing artists
Ellington Basie Glenn miller Ella Fitzgerald Louis armstrong. Billie holiday
PMG rhythm section
Piano keyboard Guitar electric/acoustic Drum set Aux percussion Bass guitar
Pmg horn section
Sax
Trumpet
Trombone
What are popular early 21st century styles
Rock country hip hop rap disco and soul
What instrument was added to Funk music and why
The electric organ to the rhythm section.
For the groove and as a solo instrument.
When was funk popular
1960s through 70s
Where are funks roots
Soul jazz and r&b
Describe funk
Funk places less emphasis on the melody.
Instead, it is characterized by the the bass groove coupled with the interlocking rhythmic pattern of the drum set.
Notable funk artists
James brown, Parliament, ohio players, and tower of power
What is latin music
Popular music that encompasses the musical styles of the Spanish and Portuguese speaking countires of the West
What is notable about Latin music
Expressive lyrics and accentuated syncopated rhythms to achieve a passionate and emotional style.
What instruments are added to Latin style
Flute and aux percussion
What is samba
An African origined duple meter uptempos Brazilian style dance music.
Bossa tempo
100-160
Describe bossa nova
Brazilian dance music.
Created in 50s and 60s relaxed and slower
Latin style artists
Tito Puente
Duu tucci
Gloria Stefan
Antonio carlos jobim
